Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB5539

Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes establishment of the Resource Development Bureau discretionary, and makes related changes. Moves language providing that each year the Illinois Power Agency shall prepare a public report for the General Assembly and the Illinois Commerce Commission that shall include certain criteria associated with the procurement of renewable energy resources from under a provision concerning the renewable portfolio standard to a provision concerning Agency annual reports within the Act. In a provision concerning Agency annual reports: provides that the Agency shall report annually each February 15 (currently December 15) on the operations and transactions of the Agency; removes a provision regarding reporting the quantity, price, and rate of all renewable resources purchased under the electricity procurement plans for electric utilities; and provides that average quantity (rather than total quantity) be used for certain reporting criteria. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision concerning payments to vendors, provides that, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not seek recovery of overpayments, adjustments, or other amounts due that are over 6 years old unless such overpayments, adjustments, or other amounts due were made pursuant to a vendor's criminal activity. Effective immediately.

In a provision concerning payments to vendors, provides that, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not seek recovery of overpayments, adjustments, or other amounts due that are more than 6 years old, except in the following circumstances: (i) there is an active investigation initiated by the Department of State Police or any other State or federal law enforcement agency during the 6-year period, in which case the 6-year limitation for the recovery of overpayments, adjustments, or other amounts due is tolled for the period of time the matter is under investigation or prosecution; or (ii) the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services attempts to recover federal financial participation moneys from the Department resulting from an overpayment more than 6 years old and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services determines that the overpayment is not discharged or uncollectible pursuant to Section 1903(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (rather than providing that notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not seek recovery of overpayments, adjustments, or other amounts due that are over 6 years old unless such overpayments, adjustments, or other amounts due were made pursuant to a vendor's criminal activity).

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